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Art Exhibition – The Humbie Hub – 4th June until 7th July 2025

We are happy to let you know about an upcoming exhibition “Through Land, Glass and Lens”, at the Humbie Hub, showcasing the work of Sheila Calder, one of our own local artists!
Sheila’s latest collection is inspired by the landscapes of the Lammermuir Hills and the Isle of Bute, in which she incorporates textiles, acrylics and natural found objects to create richly textured and atmospheric compositions.  
 
Alongside Sheila’s work, the exhibition also features the photography of Liz Henry and the fused glass artistry of Irina Stancheva, both bringing unique perspectives to themes of landscape and light.  
 
Join us for a Social Evening on Friday 13th June, from 6pm to 8pm, where you can enjoy the artwork in a relaxed and welcoming setting.  

 
We hope you can make it along!

Garvald & Morham Community Ladies’ Night – Friday 6th June at 7pm

The next Ladies’ Night will be on Friday 6th June at 7pm in the Garvald Stables. We would love to see some of our neighbours from the wider community come along, too!

Please bring some snacks / nibbles / light bites to share as well as your preferred drink.

This is instead of a meal-based event which we have had in the past. This keeps things simple and takes the pressure off planning a little!

See you there!

Consultation on Parking in Haddington

Stantec has been appointed as consultants by East Lothian Council to advise on and conduct Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) consultation for Haddington.

East Lothian Council is proposing to change the parking restrictions in Haddington. At this stage of the process, we are seeking views and suggestions for how to improve the parking in and around Haddington. No order has been drafted yet. This phase of consultation will feed into a decision whether a TRO is necessary and what form that TRO will take.

This first phase of public consultation will be open from 19th May, closing on 30th June.

To view the consultation materials and the areas under consideration, please go to https://tinyurl.com/EastLothianParking

We have included the following information on the website:

  • Maps of the areas under consideration
  • Consultation boards
  • Leaflet
  • FAQ document regarding the proposals
  • Survey – this will be an opportunity for you to feed into the TRO process, with your suggestions.

We will also be hosting two events in Haddington during the consultation period where you can view hard copies of these materials and have an opportunity to discuss the parking restrictions within the town with officers from the Council and Stantec.

These events will take place at the following location and times:

  • Thursday 12th June 2025 at Haddington Corn Exchange – 2pm-4:30pm and 6pm-8:30pm.

Following these events, the hard copies of these materials will be available at any East Lothian library.

If you have any questions relating to this phase of consultation, please email Haddingtonparking@eastlothian.gov.uk. We will aim to respond to your query within five working days from receipt of the email.

Garvald Fun Day: Saturday 9th August 2025 – Save the Date!

A date for your diaries: our annual village Fun Day is planned to take place on Saturday 9th August.
The usual races, fun and festivities are in the works. If anyone would like to volunteer to help out or has a new idea for an activity they would like to run on the day, please contact Chiara Brand, here:

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    Talking Whales at the Garvald Inn! This Thursday at 8pm.

    Small update: we had planned to have two researchers who discovered that whale song has language-like statistical structure this Thursday at the Garvald Inn. However, one of them is unable to make it.

    In her place, alongside Simon Kirby, we will have Carrie Figdor, a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Edinburgh who is here to work on evolution and language use in non-human animals.

    This Thursday, 8 – 10pm at the Garvald Inn. Hope to see you there.

    REMINDER: PUBlic Philosophy: Talking Whales at the Garvald Inn – Thursday 8th May at 8pm

    We have a special PUBlic Philosophy event scheduled for Thursday 8 May, 8-10pm at the Garvald Inn.

    Inbal Arnon (Professor of Psychology from Hebrew University) and Simon Kirby (Professor of Linguistics and English Language from the University of Edinburgh) will lead a discussion about the similarities between whale language and human languages. You have probably heard about their work in the news recently; the published research is here.

    All welcome as always!

    Garvald & Morham Community Ladies’ Supper – Friday 2nd May at 7pm

    The next Ladies’ Supper will be on Friday 2nd May at 7pm in the Garvald Stables. We would love to see some of our neighbours from the wider community come along, too!

    Just a wee reminder of what to bring along:

    • A dish to share
    • Cutlery
    • Plate
    • Bowl for pudding
    • Glass
    • Whatever you like to drink
    • Something to serve your dish with
    REMEMBER: it’s perfectly OK to bring something to share which you’ve bought – no pressure to cook anything!

    See you there!